2007-03-12 09:51:15 · 4 answers · asked by viktoria y 1 in Environment
A tsunami is an earthquake that happens in the ocean and creates huge waves that can wipe out islands.
2007-03-12 09:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by Sentient6 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Earthquakes at the ocean floor are the cause of tsunamis. Earthquakes are a sudden shift of earths plates. When this happens undersea, the shifting of the earth's crust causes the tsunami wave.
Tsunamis can also be caused by large landslides dumping a large amount of earth into the sea.
2007-03-12 09:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by dsl67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common: they cant affect the people on airplanes, they can cause the presidents of many countries losing money, they can cost many people's lives.
Differences: One can be man-made (tsunamis) and the other one is natural, One mostly occurs on land (earthquake) if it occur in water den it causes tsunami on the ocean.
2007-03-12 09:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both are movements of the earths crust
the tsunamis are under water ,on the sea bottom the ripple sets the destructive tidal wave in motion.
2007-03-12 10:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋